Castro station
Castro station is a Muni Metro station at the intersection of Market Street, Castro Street, and 17th Street in the Castro District of San Francisco, California.Photo: Bill Morrow, CC BY 2.0.
- Type: Railway station
- Description: Underground light rail station in San Francisco, California
- Also known as: “Castro”
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Pink Triangle Park and Castro Theatre.
Pink Triangle Park
Park
Photo: Reinhard Dietrich, CC0.
The Pink Triangle Park is a triangle-shaped mini-park located in the Castro District of San Francisco, California. The park is less than 4,000 square feet and faces Market Street with 17th Street to its back.
Castro Theatre
Movie theater
Photo: Pimpinellus, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Castro Theatre is a historic movie palace in the Castro District of San Francisco, California. Built in 1922, the theater displays architectural styles including Beaux-Arts and Spanish Baroque.
Harvey Milk Plaza
Park
Photo: Pi.1415926535, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Harvey Milk Plaza is a plaza commemorating Harvey Milk in the Castro District of San Francisco, California, United States. Located at the intersection of Market Street, Castro Street, and 17th Street, it serves as the southern entrance to Castro station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Castro District and Castro-Noe Valley.
Castro District
Quarter
Photo: brian kusler, CC BY 2.0.
The Castro District, commonly referred to as the Castro, is a neighborhood in Eureka Valley in San Francisco. The Castro was one of the first gay neighborhoods in the United States.
Castro-Noe Valley
Photo: brian kusler, CC BY 2.0.
The colorful Castro is the famous gay center of San Francisco, a vibrant and historic neighborhood full of businesses geared towards the city's LGBT community.
Duboce Triangle
Neighborhood
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Duboce Triangle is a neighborhood of San Francisco, California, located below Buena Vista Park and between the neighborhoods of the Castro/Eureka Valley, the Mission District, and the Lower Haight.
Castro station
- Categories: tram stop, underground railway station, underground station, station, and transportation
- Location: San Francisco, Bay Area, California, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.7626° or 37° 45′ 45″ northLongitude
-122.43529° or 122° 26′ 7″ westOperator
San Francisco Municipal RailwayNetwork
MuniOpen location code
849VQH77+2VOpenStreetMap ID
node 5321969155OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stationOpenStreetMap feature
railway=stationOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesWikidata ID
Q5050795
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Satellite Map
Discover Castro station from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Chinese to Urdu—“Castro station” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “卡斯楚街站”
- Chinese: “卡斯特羅站”
- Dutch: “17th Street and Castro Station”
- Dutch: “Castro Station”
- Dutch: “Castro Street Station”
- French: “Castro Station”
- French: “Castro Street”
- Italian: “Castro Station”
- Italian: “Castro Street Station”
- Urdu: “کاسٹرو اسٹیشن”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Jane Warner Plaza and Gilbert Baker Memorial Rainbow Flag.
Nearby Places
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